Children with special needs are those who require additional support due to physical, emotional, behavioral, developmental, or intellectual challenges. They face numerous challenges and may need extra time to complete certain tasks, special attention in certain areas, or regular support from doctors, physical therapists, mental health therapists and special educators.
In 2017, Statistics Canada found that one in five (22%) of the Canadian population had one or more disabilities – or around 6.2 million Canadians. Of this number, over 200,000 are children and youth, many of whom live with multiple disabilities.
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Special needs can include:
- Communication delays and disorders
- Physical disabilities
- Neurodevelopmental disabilities
- Acquired brain injuries
- Chronic and/or long-term medical conditions
- Specific diagnoses, such as Cerebral Palsy, Down syndrome, Spina Bifida, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
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Children with special needs require additional support in the form of:
- Individualised Educational Programmes
- Speech, occupational, physical, or behavioral therapies
- Familial, community and social support
- Medical specialists for specific requirements
Other treatment options
While all the above support is available, parents and caregivers can always explore alternative treatment forms like Homeopathy. Homeopathy can help in the following ways:
- Personalised treatment plan tailored to each child’s unique needs.
- Carefully choose remedies based on individual symptoms and health factors.
- Regular follow-ups and dedicated support throughout the healing journey.
Homeopathy for Children with Special Needs
There are a lot of homeopathic remedies that may be used for children with special needs like: Calcarea carbonicum, Silicea terra, Tarentula hispanica, Baryta carb etc. based on the constitutional features. Apart from these remedies, I have found great results with some rare homeopathic medicines like:
- Falcon Peregrinus Disciplinatus- Asperger’s syndrome
- Pavo Cristatus- Autism with sexual excess
- Sumbulus Moschatus- Learning disorders, ADHD where simple calculations like 1+1 is also difficult.
- Anhalonium Lewinii- where sense of smell, touch and hearing are greatly intensified.
- Sarothamus Scoparius- Dyslexia and difficulty concentrating.
- Bacopa Monnieri- Weak memory, dementia and dyslexia.
- Banisteriopsis Caapi- Down’s syndrome and delayed milestones.
References
- L. Blackwood, A manual of Materia medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacology, B. Jain publishers, New Delhi.
- Murphy, Homeopathic Remedy guide, Lotus Health Institute, US.
- Rare and clinically established mother tinctures, Schwabe.
- Julian O., Materia Medica of new Homeopathic remedies.
- Petrucci R., Children concepts.
- Provings (Sankaran, Norland, Biggs K.).
- https://www.ontario.ca/page/children-special-needs
- https://www.unicef.org/disabilities
